Their clash of values has been well-publicised, with Google halting the release of certain Android phones and even cancelling a developer event over there. Eric Schmidt from Google warned that "something will happen soon", with the Wall Street Journal claiming sources have tipped them off that they may stop censoring search results this month.

Li Yizhong, a Minister of Industry and Information Technology in China, responded with "if you don't respect Chinese laws, you are unfriendly and irresponsible, and the consequences will be on you" when asked about how China will retaliate if Google stayed true to its word.

However, the rather boring (for spectators, at least) conclusion might just be for Google to work with individual agencies and sectors within China, censoring and un-censoring as they see fit. [WSJ via Reuters]

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"If you don't respect Chinese laws, you are unfriendly and irresponsible . . . . . . " China has never developed a concept of law. There is still no law in China today. China's "law" is what the party decrees.
Unless you are willing to kiss Peking's arse, you and everybody else trying to deal with China, will lose.
Google, gird your testicles and tell China where they can stick it. Stop censoring Google in China, or pull out.

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